Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday explained a controversial photo of himself that had been used to ridicule him under the hashtag #CongratulationsMheshimiwa.
Taking to this social media, the vocal legislature clarified that the photo that had been used showing him trekking in mud was taken out of context to drive a hidden agenda.
"6 years ago while on the campaign trail I witnessed the suffering of Muskut People via tragic landslide. I promised an Ambulance to assist them during emergencies. Last year we delivered the ambulance. This week I received #CongratulationsMheshimiwa albeit late. Thank you all," he tweeted on Thursday evening.
[caption caption="Murkomen visiting the people of Keiyo South after being affected by landslide on December 29, 2012"]
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[caption caption="Murkomen visiting the people of Keiyo South after being affected by landslide on December 29, 2012"]
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[caption caption="Murkomen visiting the people of Keiyo South after being affected by landslide on December 29, 2012"]
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He explained that during the visiting in 2012 he suspended his campaigns and visited the people of Keiyo South on Soy North who were affected by landslide where he witnessed the challenges the people faced and especially the absence of a means of transport to take patients to the hospital.
The Senate Majority leader promised that if were to be elected he would push the county government to purchase an ambulance for Muskut Health center.
He later decided to request the National government through the Ministry of Health to donate an ambulance to assist the people of entire Soy region and the vast valley.
In July 2017, he shared a post which he captioned; "Today my promise to the people was fulfilled. Muskut Health Center was given one of the Ambulances purchased with money recovered from the chicken-gate scandal. I was right there in Statehouse to receive the Ambulance from the President on behalf of the great people of EMC.
"I thank everyone who was involved in making this promise a reality," he wrote on Facebook.
The #CongratulationsMheshiwa hashtag trended on Wednesday morning where tweeps called out their leaders for failing to deliver 10 months after being elected in office.
Some governors were also not left out in the tweef as netizens listed areas where the leaders had neglected and focused on political issues.
[caption caption="Mukomen with the ambulance that President Uhuru Kenyatta gave to Muskut Health Center July 3, 27. "]
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